The Week in Pictures: April 12-19, 2024

A drone is launched in an undisclosed area in Iran as Iran launches dozens of drones toward Israel. Tasnim News Agancy/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
A drone is launched in an undisclosed area in Iran as Iran launches dozens of drones toward Israel. Tasnim News Agancy/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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From Israel-Iran tensions to the ongoing conflict in Gaza and Bayer Leverkusen celebrating their first-ever Bundesliga title, dpa International presents its Pictures of the Week.

Displaced Palestinians take the Rashid coastal road as they attempt to return to Gaza City as they pass through Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli army stationed at the barrier separating southern and northern Gaza opened fire on people to force them to return to the south. Mohammed Talatene/dpa
Displaced Palestinians take the Rashid coastal road as they attempt to return to Gaza City as they pass through Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli army stationed at the barrier separating southern and northern Gaza opened fire on people to force them to return to the south. Mohammed Talatene/dpa
Some displaced Palestinians were injured on the Rashid coastal road as they attempted to return to Gaza City as they passed through Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli army stationed at the barrier separating southern and northern Gaza opened fire on people to force them to return to the south. Mohammed Talatene/dpa
Some displaced Palestinians were injured on the Rashid coastal road as they attempted to return to Gaza City as they passed through Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli army stationed at the barrier separating southern and northern Gaza opened fire on people to force them to return to the south. Mohammed Talatene/dpa
Palestinians inspect the damage to a building in the Nuseirat refugee Camp after withdrawal of Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Omar Naaman/dpa
Palestinians inspect the damage to a building in the Nuseirat refugee Camp after withdrawal of Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Omar Naaman/dpa
Palestinians gather on the beach of Deir al-Balah while Israeli attacks continue on Gaza. Omar Ashtawy/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Palestinians gather on the beach of Deir al-Balah while Israeli attacks continue on Gaza. Omar Ashtawy/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Palestinians inspect a house belonging to the Abu Al-Hinud family, after an Israeli air strike, which resulted in eight deaths and a number of injuries. Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
Palestinians inspect a house belonging to the Abu Al-Hinud family, after an Israeli air strike, which resulted in eight deaths and a number of injuries. Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the State Guest House. Michael Kappeler/dpa
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the State Guest House. Michael Kappeler/dpa
(L-R)US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, and Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, pose for family photos at the meeting of the G7 foreign ministers. Britta Pedersen/dpa
King of Belgium Philippe (C) poses for a group photo with European leaders during a reception on the occasion of the Special European Council meeting. Dario Pignatelli/European Council /dpa
King of Belgium Philippe (C) poses for a group photo with European leaders during a reception on the occasion of the Special European Council meeting. Dario Pignatelli/European Council /dpa
Benjamin Netanyahu (R), Israel's Prime Minister, welcomes Annalena Baerbock (L), Germany's Foreign Minister, ahead of a joint meeting. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
Benjamin Netanyahu (R), Israel's Prime Minister, welcomes Annalena Baerbock (L), Germany's Foreign Minister, ahead of a joint meeting. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck stands with an employee, security officers and delegation members during an air raid alarm in a shelter, the hotel's underground car park. Kay Nietfeld/dpa
German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habeck stands with an employee, security officers and delegation members during an air raid alarm in a shelter, the hotel's underground car park. Kay Nietfeld/dpa
Rescuers are seen at a destroyed building following a missile attack by the Russian army. Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Rescuers are seen at a destroyed building following a missile attack by the Russian army. Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
People take part in a solidarity demonstration by the German-Israeli Society (DIG) under the motto "Hands off Israel" on Pariser Platz. Jörg Carstensen/dpa
People take part in a solidarity demonstration by the German-Israeli Society (DIG) under the motto "Hands off Israel" on Pariser Platz. Jörg Carstensen/dpa
People take part in a pro-Palestine march in central London organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Jeff Moore/PA Wire/dpa
People take part in a pro-Palestine march in central London organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Jeff Moore/PA Wire/dpa
Police stand outside the Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae & Saint Mary Cathedral following a stabbing at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley in Sydney. A Christian bishop and three churchgoers have been stabbed by a man during a televised service in western Sydney. Paul Braven/AAP/dpa
Police stand outside the Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae & Saint Mary Cathedral following a stabbing at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley in Sydney. A Christian bishop and three churchgoers have been stabbed by a man during a televised service in western Sydney. Paul Braven/AAP/dpa
Demonstrators stand in front of the Justice Center holding a placard reading "Bjoern Hoecke is a Nazi" where the leading member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Hoecke is standing for trial for allegedly using a banned Nazi slogan. Hendrik Schmidt/dpa
Demonstrators stand in front of the Justice Center holding a placard reading "Bjoern Hoecke is a Nazi" where the leading member of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Hoecke is standing for trial for allegedly using a banned Nazi slogan. Hendrik Schmidt/dpa
Leverkusen fans run onto the pitch to celebrate winning the German championship following the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena. David Inderlied/dpa
Leverkusen fans run onto the pitch to celebrate winning the German championship following the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena. David Inderlied/dpa
An aerial view taken with a drone shows Leverkusen fans in the pitch to celebrate winning the German championship following the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena. Christoph Reichwein/dpa
An aerial view taken with a drone shows Leverkusen fans in the pitch to celebrate winning the German championship following the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena. Christoph Reichwein/dpa
Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso (C) is showered with beer by his players at the post-match press conference following the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena. Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso (C) is showered with beer by his players at the post-match press conference following the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena. Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Leverkusen players around coach Xabi Alonso cheer with a stylized championship trophy from the stands into the stadium to the fans who stormed the pitch following the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena. Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Leverkusen players around coach Xabi Alonso cheer with a stylized championship trophy from the stands into the stadium to the fans who stormed the pitch following the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and SV Werder Bremen at BayArena. Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa
Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic misses from the penalty spot during the penalty shoot out following the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Mike Egerton/PA Wire/dpa
Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic misses from the penalty spot during the penalty shoot out following the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Mike Egerton/PA Wire/dpa
Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger (C) celebrates victory with teammates after winning a penalty shoot out following the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Mike Egerton/PA Wire/dpa
Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger (C) celebrates victory with teammates after winning a penalty shoot out following the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Mike Egerton/PA Wire/dpa
(L-R) Munich's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Munich's Raphael Guerreiro, Munich's Konrad Laimer, Munich's Matthijs de Ligt, Munich's Dayot Upamecano, Munich's Noussair Mazraoui, Munich's Harry Kane, Munich's Min-jae Kim, Munich's goalkeeper Daniel Peretz, Munich's Eric Dier and Munich's Joshua Kimmich cheer with the fans after the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and FC Arsenal at Allianz Arena. Tom Weller/dpa
Atletico's Mario Hermoso celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid at Signal Iduna Park. Federico Gambarini/dpa
Atletico's Mario Hermoso celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid at Signal Iduna Park. Federico Gambarini/dpa
Rome's Evan Ndicka (C) is carried off the pitch by paramedics after a medical emergency during the Italian serie A soccer match between Udinese Calcio and AS Rom at Bluenergy Stadium. Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
Rome's Evan Ndicka (C) is carried off the pitch by paramedics after a medical emergency during the Italian serie A soccer match between Udinese Calcio and AS Rom at Bluenergy Stadium. Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa
The first torchbearer, 2020 Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos, receives the flame from Greek actress Mary Mina, who plays the high priestess, during the lighting ceremony for Paris 2024 on the site of Ancient Olympia. Socrates Baltagiannis/
The first torchbearer, 2020 Olympic rowing champion Stefanos Ntouskos, receives the flame from Greek actress Mary Mina, who plays the high priestess, during the lighting ceremony for Paris 2024 on the site of Ancient Olympia. Socrates Baltagiannis/
Stands are constructed on the Champ-de-Mars, near the Eiffel Tower. The 2024 Olympic Games gets underway in 100 days’ time in the French capital. The Games will start on 26 July 2023 with the first opening ceremony to be staged outside a stadium, each national delegation instead sent bobbling 6km down the city's major artery before disembarking in front of the Eiffel Tower. Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/dpa
Athletic Club de Bilbao team hold the trophy during the open-top bus tour to celebrate their victory in the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup). H.Bilbao/EUROPA PRESS/dpa
Athletic Club de Bilbao team hold the trophy during the open-top bus tour to celebrate their victory in the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup). H.Bilbao/EUROPA PRESS/dpa
Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka in action against Spain's Paula Badosa during their Women's Singles round of 16 tennis match at the Stuttgart Open Tennis tournament. Marijan Murat/dpa
Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka in action against Spain's Paula Badosa during their Women's Singles round of 16 tennis match at the Stuttgart Open Tennis tournament. Marijan Murat/dpa
Iraqi Muslim Kurds, who are following the Sufi order of the al-Aliyah al-Qadiriyah al-Waliyaniyah, perform Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) rituals as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the town of Akre east of the the Kurdish city of Dohuk. Ismael Adnan/dpa
Iraqi Muslim Kurds, who are following the Sufi order of the al-Aliyah al-Qadiriyah al-Waliyaniyah, perform Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) rituals as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, in the town of Akre east of the the Kurdish city of Dohuk. Ismael Adnan/dpa
A dog plays during the Indoor tournament Flyvaryors 2024. Kubeš Slavomír/CTK/dpa
A dog plays during the Indoor tournament Flyvaryors 2024. Kubeš Slavomír/CTK/dpa